Slain head of Lumad school laid to rest
Yosie, wife of Emerito Samarca who was killed by members of the militia group Magahat Bagani Force, said he was a good man who did not have enemies.
Yosie, wife of Emerito Samarca who was killed by members of the militia group Magahat Bagani Force, said he was a good man who did not have enemies.
A human rights group here has tagged the military as behind the killing of the executive director of Lumad school in Surigao, and described it as part of a serial killing of those managing the tribal schools elsewhere.
Five days after two civilians were reportedly killed by alleged members of a tribal armed group in Surigao del Sur, the residents in a village in Lianga, Surigao del Sur were woken up by the loud sounds of combat boots kicking the walls of their houses early morning Tuesday.
Human rights group Karapatan in Caraga region said two brothers in Surigao del Sur were killed Thursday evening by alleged members of the tribal forces locally known as Bagani Force.
Unidentified assailants onboard a gray Honda Fit vehicle gunned down Gregorio Ybañez, the president of the Davao del Norte Press and Radio-TV Club (DNPRC), 9 pm Tuesday outside his home in Mirafuentes Subdivision, this city.